In the build-up to today’s press conference, Toronto FC have been running a campaign entitled “It’s a bloody big deal” to draw attention to the signing and to create a buzz around the signing of a clinical England striker.

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Defoe still has a lot of goals in him. In the Premier League. I understand that money matters but it is beyond me how Defoe and Bradley would agree to join the worst professional football team in the history of football.

And, those two alone won’t make that big a difference for Toronto FC. They will probably acount for half the salary cap for the side and the supporting cast will be as awful as every other year.

What was Bradley thinking!? As a footballer, you need to push yourself to play with the best, Totti, De Rossi, Gervinho, etc. and succeed playing alongside the best. This has to be the worst move for an American footballer, alongside Dempsey’s disaster at Seattle.

Defoe…sure it makes a bit more sense as he is over 30 now (even though he showed the other day he can still cut it at the highest level). But, Bradley?